"He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall."Most of the proverbs are antithetical; but, "The relation of the two clauses here is one of resemblance."[13] The underhanded deceiver (he that winketh) and the blabber-mouth fool alike bring sorrow. read more
"The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked."The RSV renders the second clause here, "The mouth of the wicked conceals violence." read more
"Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.""James 5:30,1 Peter 4:8 are connected with this verse by the word `covers.'"[14] These are not direct quotations, but both passages stress the same thought. Love indeed covers a multitude of transgressions. read more
"In the lips of him that hath discernment, wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.""If your mind is enlightened, wisdom will flow into your words, and so into the lives of others; but if your mind is closed, God will deal with you, but by force (Psalms 32:8-9)."[15] The `rod' is a reference to corporal punishment by brutal scourgings which were inflicted upon offenders in ancient societies. read more
"Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.""Sensible men are reticent, but a fool's babbling will bring trouble down."[16] read more
"The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty."The grand emphasis throughout Proverbs is altogether worldly, material, and economic. Riches and poverty are viewed as the opposite poles of successful and unsuccessful lives. Practical and usable in the every-day affairs of life, these proverbs surely are; but they fall far short of the ideals of Him "Who for our sakes became poor" (2 Corinthians 8:9). Here and there in Proverbs there are fleeting glimpses... read more
"The labor of the righteous tendeth to life; The increase of the wicked to sin.""The reward for doing good is life, but sin leads only to more sin."[17] read more
"He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth."McGee cited Absalom as a classical example of one, "Who wouldn't accept reproof";[18] but one hardly needs to go that far back in history to find myriads of other examples of the same error! read more
"He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth slander is a fool."DeHoff noted that "Comment here is hardly necessary, and yet the sin of many `good' people is that of gossip and slander."[19] It should be particularly noted here that it is not the invention of a slander, but the repetition of it, that is forbidden. read more
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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 10:9
"He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.""He that walketh in innocence walketh securely; but he that goeth in secret ways is known."[12] read more